Michael’s easy lasagna | Quick tasty meals for families
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 9 ก.พ. 2025
- Today on The Bates Kitchen, I’m in the kitchen with my sister Michael, @KeilenCorner who is a pro at feeding a crowd! Growing up, Michael could whip up a meal for 30+ people in an hour, and this lasagna is one of her go-to meals. Fast enough to throw together in time for dinner (boil regular lasagna sheets) or perfect to stash a few in the freezer for when needed (use the oven ready sheets and water the recipe calls for). This is also the perfect recipe to give to someone if you are the kind of person that takes meals to families when sick or after a birth etc, you can put it together and they can cook when they need! It’s hearty, comforting, and perfect to make ahead for busy weeks or big family gatherings.
We’re layering rich red sauce, a creamy cheese mixture, and oven-ready noodles to create a lasagna that’s both easy and delicious. Whether you’re feeding a crowd or prepping for the week ahead, this recipe has you covered.
Let us know in the comments if you try it, and don’t forget to subscribe for more family recipes and cooking fun!
Red Sauce Ingredients:
• 1 lb ground beef
• 1 lb ground turkey sausage
• 1 32 oz jar spaghetti sauce (4 cups)
• 2 tsp minced garlic
• 1 onion, diced small
• 2 tsp oregano
• 2 tsp basil
• 1 tsp Italian seasoning
Cheese Sauce Ingredients:
• 32 oz cottage cheese
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese
• 1 tsp basil
• 1 tsp oregano
• 2 tsp Italian herbs
• 1/2 tsp minced garlic
• Salt, pepper, and red pepper flakes to taste
Other Ingredients:
• 1 box oven-ready lasagna noodles
• 3 cups mozzarella cheese
• 1/2 cup water
Directions:
1. Preheat your oven to 360°F.
2. For the red sauce: Sauté onion and garlic until translucent. Add ground beef and turkey sausage, cook until browned, and drain any excess fat. Stir in the spaghetti sauce and herbs. Let it simmer on low while preparing the cheese sauce.
3. For the cheese sauce: In a large bowl, mix cottage cheese, eggs, Parmesan, and seasonings until combined.
4. Assemble: Layer red sauce, oven-ready lasagna noodles, and cheese sauce. Repeat until your dish is full, ending with a layer of red sauce. Top with mozzarella cheese.
5. Pour 1/2 cup of water evenly over the top (this helps the noodles cook perfectly).
6. Bake for 45-50 minutes, uncovered, until bubbling and golden on top.
7. Let rest for 10 minutes before serving.
*Michael normally rinses the sauce jar out with a bit of milk. If cooking in a hurry, pre boil regular lasagna sheets, omit the half cup of water, and reduce cooking time to 25-30 minutes!
Pro Tip: This lasagna freezes beautifully! Assemble it ahead of time, without water, cover tightly, and freeze. When ready to bake, thaw overnight, add water, and bake as directed.
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More Michaela, please! She is just a joy. Zach, your kitchen is GOALS!
They make a great team. So pleasant to watch.
Yes I agree ❤
So glad you enjoy! And I love having her on! She also has a channel, @keilencorner
I enjoy the foodie talk interactions with you two! I can see a cooking show in the future! Can we do some soups please?
Michaela and Zach ....out of ALL the siblings channels...this here is your WINNER!!! These 2 together is GOLD!!! They complement each other PERFECTLY!!!!❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍❤👍❤👍❤👍❤!
So glad you enjoyed this Michael is always such a great person to hang out with and we don’t get to do it often now that we have grown up. So glad she moved back to Tn
I was thinking this exact thing. It’s such a comfortable experience to watch. Just really enjoyable.
Just really love Michaela and how she invests into her nephews and nieces lives. Please bring her back ❤
Oh I love that Michaela is on this cooking session too❤. She's a beautiful and kind-hearted person❤.
I’m so glad as well!
love seeing michael here and listening to the both of you going down memory lane
It was a lot of fun!
Yes more Michaela please. She’s a jewel & we love her on here. She has the best recipes & we just love the joy she spreads. Y’all make a great pair in the kitchen. This lasagna looks amazing. ❤
I’m so glad you enjoy her recipes! She also has a channel @keilencorner and they do alot of creative things there as well!
Michaela is a breath of fresh air. She lights up the room ❤
Alot of people in my are of Northern Indiana put cottage cheese in lasagna.
The thing I love about Zach and Michaela being together is all the wonderful family stories that we get to hear!
I am so thankful for all the Bates family that are using TH-cam. This is a ministry of encouragement and blessings. I appreciate you all so much!
@@annaraeellison3417 I learned how in Indiana, too. I never heard of ricotta growing up in my small town. We mostly ate whatever my Grandparents produced on their hog farm. They had fresh chicken, eggs, pork, and garden veg. I thought we were poor because our food didn’t come from the store. 😂
I love when you cook with one of your family members. Michaela is such a joy. Please have her on more.
I would love to have her more! Also hoping she shares some more of her recipes on her channel, @keilencorner!
I’m with you Michaela, I don’t care for ricotta. I’ve been making lasagna with cottage cheese for 25 years. That looked delicious & I could almost smell it.
No no no way no C. Cheese
Ditto,I make my own sauce, not jars,
Thank you for sharing not only a delicious lasagna recipe but also your family memories.
I love sharing both! But at least the memories are calorie free!
Zach, I sure hope you’ll have your sister on more often you and her together. It’s just so special and it’s so much fun watching you guys make recipes and dishes and you guys are just such a perfect pair to do the show together and your mom is awesome to have as well.
I was really glad to get to do a few with her! I hope to do it again soon and can’t wait to have some more family on here as well!
That looked delicious!!!. It was good too see Michaela cook with you Zack. She is such a beautiful lady inside and out. God bless the Bates family....😊
Thanks, we have a lot of fun cooking together!
This was a winner at our house! Even my kiddos who don’t like lasagna had two helpings. They even ate it for lunch today and they never eat leftovers! Absolutely delicious!
That is awesome! So glad yall enjoyed it!
Love seeing Michael and Zach cooking together!
It was a lot of fun!
This was, to me, the best video so far. Loved it! I just love your sister as well. And no endorsments or sponsorships. This just made me do happy to see how comfortable you two are together. Happy Girl today!
It was alot of fun to do! I know everyone loves some videos without sponsorships, but having a few is what makes the channel possible long term! Thanks so much for watching!
Love this! Looks delicious! Somebody give this man a cookbook deal!
I like the way you think!
I am a horrible cook but I really do learn from Zach’s techniques- when Michael is present I’m 100% on board to make it work- you two are an extraordinary team. Thank you for sharing for those of us who cannot quite master cooking properly .
That's so sweet! I'm glad you are enjoying the videos.
What better way to show us your love for food, but a cooking show. They are all awesome and your special way of being yourself makes it all the more fun and definitely delicious looking. As usual YUM. Michaela always adds a special moment .
I’m so glad you enjoy watching! I especially love doing these when the fam comes on!
@@Thebateskitchen yes sir you got that right, the eager anticipation on your childrens faces is oh my so cute. They love it too.
I love when y’all cook together and talk about growing up.
We had alot of fun the past few episodes together
What a vibe you and Michaela have!! Your channel blossoms with the occasional addition of your family members!! Great advice on the 🧅!!!
I have a lot of fun doing it with them!
Growing up my mama always used cottage cheese in her lasagna. I didn't know it was made any other way until I was older. I started using ricotta a few years ago. My son's birthday is coming up and lasagna is what he wants for his birthday dinner. I enjoy seeing the two of you in the kitchen and talking about things from your childhood. Thank you for sharing.
Happy birthday to your son!
Looks amazing!
This combo of you two is magic. What an easy and respectful relationship you two have. The bond is so special a lovely to watch. 🙏
We had a lot of fun and appreciate you taking the time to watch and comment!
Yes, they are so sweet together. I keep imagining what they must have been like when they were little.
It was nice to see someone use cottage cheese. That is how I was taught some 30yrs ago. Then someone said ricotta cheese was supposed to be used so I made it with ricotta once and went back to the cottage cheese. It was a texture thing for me.
Michaela is a jewel! Such a warm and inviting spirit of a Godly woman.
Please keep cooking with your family members. It’s my favorite! You all are such a joy to watch. ❤
So glad you enjoyed!
Love watching the two of you cook together. It is so obvious that you both have such a wonderful bond together and the way you both interact is great. Love hearing about your childhood while you are cooking. Great recipe btw! I am going to try it w/cottage cheese the next time.
We’re so glad you enjoyed it!
I just made this lasagna tonight for dinner and it’s the best I’ve ever had! Everyone loved it! Thank you for sharing this recipe
That’s how I felt when I tried it! Michael did a great job on this one!
@ it’s definitely going to be my go to recipe for now on out!
Oh my I love it when you two cook together.
We had a lot of fun!
A "Michaela series" with all her meals would be so cool! Love you both together.
omg I just scrolled down to read all the comments and everyone feels the same! how beautiful.
I would love to do more with her but hoping she does some more on her channel @keilencorner as well!!!
@@Thebateskitchen Yes her and brandon have a great channel! I know theyre pulling back a little bit this year with how often they post though :( But i love the content they offer!
Yea, another great video from the dynamic duo. I can totally see Zach doing a cooking show, and then he brings in momma Bates, one of the sisters, one of the kids, or anyone else you want to include to make it even more fun. I love how eager Zach is learn and share. Thanks for the great video! May 2025 be the best year of your life so far.
So glad you enjoyed these! It was a lot of fun! Hope you have a wonderful 2025 as well!
My husband is going to love this! Please, more quick and easy recipes!!
Definitely looking to have more easy ones this year!
Looks Yummy!! Thank You Michaela God Bless You👼!!!!! Zach love your show. I watched Bringing Up Bates from beginning to end. Now I'm following those who have channel's, I guess you can say I can't get enough of you all. Very Sweet Family raised the right way!!!❤
So glad you enjoyed it and thank you for watching!
Looks delicious!! Zach that view would make me enjoy doing dishes. It’s gorgeous!!
I know, it really is beautiful!
Yummy - love seeing you two cook together
Another great video with Michaela! I don't care too much for Ricotta either so I have always used cottage cheese, too. I also add ground Italian sausage with the ground beef. Yours looks so delicious and I'm almost salivating watching you eat it! HAHAHA! Can't wait to see what you make next, Zach! God bless you.
So glad you enjoyed it! It’s always fun to cook with Michaela!
I'm going to try this! Looks delicious! You two make a great team!
I’m glad you think so! We have a lot of fun together.
I just love and appreciate all your recipes with yourself and your family ❤
Thanks so much! We’re glad you enjoy them!
Love lasagna and this Aussie is going to make it as soon as possible. Looks delicious. Thank you for sharing. Love you two cooking together 💚
So glad you enjoyed it! You’re gonna love it!
Love when you have your family on!
Me too!
Have to try this!! Love watching your videos! When you have your Mom and Michaela come and cook that is just so special. You all are truly blessed to have each other!
We’re so glad you enjoy them too!
Love when Michaela is on the channel! Love you all! A hint for the pasta! I get regular lasagna pasta! I put it I a pan that it fits in laying as it is used! I cover it with almost boiling water let it sit 15 minutes! It is still stiff but it is always perfect when I serve it! I have a HotPot that give me tea making hot water and that’s what I use! I love it! Blessings for the New Year!
That’s a great idea, I’ll have to try that!
Great recipe! I always use ricotta cheese in my lasagna but I am going to try cottage cheese when I make it the next time. Michaela is the sweetest person. Thank you for another great video.
We need Zack and Michaela cooking show. I love her. She's just the sweetest soul. I make my lasagna just like that.
We will have to do more! Gotta get all 40 of those recipes she mentioned 😂
U cannot beat fresh basil from the garden 💯. 100 percent makes a difference in all Italian centered meals
I 100% agree!
I really enjoy your posts they are so uplifting and seeing Michael in the kitchen with you is a blessing 🥰 a fan watching from Canada
That's so sweet! Thank you!
I love it. Love the recipe. Thank you Michaela for sharing and thank you Zack for having her on your show. Lasagna is one of my husband's favorite meals.
Glad you liked it! It’s a favorite here too!
Looks Soo delicious!!
Thank you, Zach and Michaela, for sharing this with us all! Fun to hear the memories of the past! All from a simple recipe!!😊
❤ Your channel!!
We're so glad you enjoyed it!
Zach, really enjoyed your video and love seeing Michael with you! That lasagna looks sooooooo good! Hope you have her back soon!
I'll have to try and get her back in the kitchen some this year! I love cooking with her!
Looks delicious Michaela! You are so talented with so many things. food, sewing, crafts.. sure the list goes on and on.Thank you so much for sharing your lasagna recipe.
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She is amazingly talented and works hard on all of them!
I love your recipe shows and the life stories you all share while cooking. Keep them coming!!
I’m glad you enjoy them! I love getting to share these!
Every Bates child can have their own cooking, home improvement, home renovation, etc., show. 😊
Love you quys love the easy way you explain everything. Your AMAZING. Love and prayers 🙏
We’re so glad you enjoyed it! 🙏
Yum! I’ll be making this tomorrow!! Great cooking duo right here!!
You’re gonna love it!
You two are an amazing team….i loved it! It was also fun to hear the little snippets of you growing up. Happy New Year 🎉
I’m so glad you enjoyed it! Happy new year to you as well!
The way yall interact is so awesome to see I'm # 4 of 7 and I miss my siblings & I being like this
It’s a lot harder when everyone grows up
Love you two together!! Especially the old storied. Love Redmond's smoked salt BTW. Try it! I mix ground beef and sausage also!
I'm going to have to try that salt next!
I love when you have your mom and or sister on from time to time cooking/baking with you! You all are so delightful to watch, and we’re able to learn or compare our own recipes too. ❤️
Hello from NC
Happy and blessed new year
It’s alot of fun to get together and cook with the fam!
Can’t wait to try this!! Pretty sure this is going to be dinner tonight. Haha! Love the cottage cheese idea. Y’all should definitely look into a Chicken Alfredo lasagna too! So delicious!!
Ok, now that sounds right up my alley!
@ so easy!! Replace red sauce with Alfredo sauce (home made or our favorite Prego) and you can even grab a rotisserie chicken already cooked at the store and shred it instead of hamburger meat. Everything else you could keep the same!
I made this yesterday and everybody liked it. When my two teen grandsons came home from school they had a great after school meal and loved it.
Love hearing this!
We love you guys...Louisiana here❤
Yummy Lasagna hope you’re family and you are having a wonderful new year
We are having a great one so far! Happy New Year to you too!
We make a similar lasagna with cottage cheese! Only thing different is we make a homemade red sauce , with crushed tomatoes and one large can of tomato paste and then all the spices ! Will have to try this recipe 😊
Homemade sauce makes it even better!
Zach - can you please link the kitchen tools you use for us? Thanks! Great video.
I wish I knew them all! There are a few KitchenAid and a few from Williams Sonoma, but mostly I just pick them up whenever I see one I like somewhere! I am a horrible impulse buyer 🤣
Zach, I make mine with cottage cheese instead of ricotta cheese because I don’t care for ricotta. It’s delicious! I agree with Michaela it’s so much better with the cottage cheese and kids love it. I haven’t tried the noodles that you don’t boil because I’ve been afraid they wouldn’t get done enough but now that I seen she added a small amount of water 💧 I’m definitely going to try them.
I love getting to see Michaela and you sharing memories and cooking delicious meals! I hope you and all your family have a Blessed 2025! Happy New Year and God Bless!!
I’m always impressed by Michael’s cooking
What is tgg hr e difference between cottage cheese & ricotta? I have been hesitant to use cottage cheese. Tell me the difference please
Cottage is creamier and has a bit different flavor profile!
So pleased to find you guys!!!
I’m so glad you found us!
I also love when you cook with family. That looks absolutely delicious.
It's always more fun cooking with the fam!
I could never miss a Zach and Michaela video! Can't wait to try this!
We will have to do some more sometime!
I love watching your cooking video’s please have Michaela on more you to make a great cooking team together and i love how the recipes are very easy and simple to due 😊
She is so much fun to cook with, if love to get her on more!
Hi Michaela & Zach you tube channel Love my favorite one fan BIG 💖💖 God bless you family
Awesome. I love how simple you both made it seem
I was surprised at how easy it was!
Thank you so much Zach and Macheala! My husband doesn't like lasagna, but I think he would try this one ❤😊
I did not like lasagna at all growing up but I was pleasantly surprised wasting this one a couple years ago at the big house and have wanted to share this recipe ever since I started! I’m so glad Michael could come and share!
OH MY GOODNESS! This looks delicious and will be something I will try. I haven't eaten lasagna in years as I always felt it was too much work, but this looks easy and delicious. Thank you so much, Michael, for sharing your recipe and your beautiful heart with us. I want to also say I made the wheat bread recipe a couple of days ago (getting ready for the storm to hit this weekend). I make bread a lot but have never found a recipe that made true slicing-for-sandwiches bread until this one. It was THE BEST bread ever not only in consistency but in taste! We made sandwiches that night and everyone thought the same about how wonderful it is. It will be a new recipe added to my semi-weekly baking day. Thank you for the recipes and the peace that comes along with the videos. God's blessings to all your families.
So glad that you enjoy these! I really do love the bread recipe as well, it helps make the homemade bread so much more useful!
Looks amazing. My favorite meal!
It’s always a hit!
Love watching the two of you interact with each other! More, please! This lasagna looks so, so good!
Glad you enjoyed it, I’ve loved making these last few videos together!
Enjoyed this video immensely. I’m going to attempt to make it😊
You got this! You’re gonna love it!
My husband is a super fan of lasagna! He has even taken pictures of his favorite 😂. I will definitely try this!!
I’d love to hear what he thinks of it!
Love watching the two of you cook together. Wonderful recipe i think i will try this one
Zach love seeing u cooking with your family it’s wonderful to see and ty for some really amazing recipes 😋💚
We’re so glad you enjoy them! It’s alot of fun doing these!
That looked So Good! I love watching you and Michaela cook and spend time together.
We’re so glad you enjoyed it! It’s always fun to cook with Michael!
Love seeing you guys together . Talking about your childhood ❤
We enjoyed getting to do it!
I agree with you Michaela! My mom was Italian and she used cottage cheese in her lasagna!
I like Zach's cheese philosophy. Looks so delicious! We use cottage cheese too.
I've never used ricotta ONLY cottage cheese! In my opinion it makes the lasagna taste way better, I chop fresh basil or parsely and grated parmesan and fold it into the cottage cheese. Friends and family love my lasagna! Delicious 😋
Their closer then most of the siblings are to them cause they also admit that cause their age and growing up close together that they did alot of everything pretty much together.
If your Mom & Dad would have stopped at 2 kids, it would just you two. I LOVE lasagna, going to try this. Love Michael!
We would’ve been cooking lasagna some tiny little pans I reckon… wouldn’t have been no one to eat it all!
I love the idea of cottage cheese instead on ricotta cheese. I am going to try that for my manicotti recipe. I add meat to my manicotti so I think the cottage cheese will actually be better them the ricotta cheese. I love watching your channel and learning new recipes that I can share with my family. Your stuffed cheesy chicken was a big hit.
I’m so glad you like the recipes! We love the chicken! Gonna do one of my spinach stuffed chicken recipes soon I hope!
Gonna have to try this. It's similar to a crockpot lasagna recipe I make using cottage cheese as well.
I am trying to learn to plan some meals ahead for those days where my pain levels are just so high that i literally don't want to move. This would be great to make she's and have ready so i can just throw it in the oven and boom an hour later it's ready and delicious. I love you two cooking together. Plesse have Michaela on your show more often.
That sounds tough, prayers for you and your pain. So glad you enjoyed, and I definitely look forward to the next time I can do something with Michaela!
Happy New Year. Loved the lasagna and That is the first dish I learned how to do back when I was 16. I am in my 60s now. Blessings
It looks delicious. Thanks for sharing.❤
You are very welcome! Glad you enjoyed the recipe!
I love lasagna! Yum! 😊❤
This looks so good! I was getting bored with my usual lasagna! Can’t wait to try this one. ❤ Thanks you!
Would you please share your salsa recipe sometime?
Thanks so much Zach! Going to make tomorrow
That looks delicious and I am Italian. I will be trying that it I am not a ricotta fan either and I’ve never tried cottage cheese, but I am going to try it. ZACH and. Michael love seeing you both work together. You have an amazing sister and an amazing family. I love the Bates. I tried the blueberry cobbler. It was a hit 2025. I God bless.❤
Michael always impresses me with how easy she makes things!
Ty for sharing making one for dinner and freezing one to make for when I deliver baby👶🏻
Congrats on the new one!!!!
I make lasagna similar I combine ricotta and cottage cheese and Italian blend cheeses with mine. I also do the sausage and beef mixture together gives it more flavor. The other thing i do different is i put all the layers in one instead of alternating. Love Michael and Zach together.
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Fabulous work ❤y’all rock 🎉
So glad you enjoyed!
Gonna try this recipe.
I think you’re gonna love it!
My mother used cottage cheese in her lasagna. I grew up, thinking that was the only way to make lasagna. That is until I tried ricotta. I prefer ricotta, provolone cheese but when I eat it with cottage cheese, it brings back memories of my childhood and my mom cooking it in the kitchen. She will let us children grate the mozzarella. I think we ate as much as we grated. Sweet memories. Love watching you two cook together.
Those are such sweet memories! That’s how grating cheese works in my house!